diff --git a/deploy/kind/e2e/e2e-batch.yaml b/deploy/kind/e2e/e2e-batch.yaml
index 8e6aa441..421cd98c 100644
--- a/deploy/kind/e2e/e2e-batch.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kind/e2e/e2e-batch.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: e2e-inventory-http-tests
 spec:
   completions: 1
+  backoffLimit: 0
   template:
     spec:
       initContainers:
@@ -29,4 +30,4 @@ spec:
               value: "localhost:9092"
           command: ["/usr/local/bin/e2e-inventory-tests", "-test.v"]
       restartPolicy: Never
-  backoffLimit: 4
+